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v @l o a?! @darmi tant" TQG. PALMER, O-F SHULTZVILLE, NEW YORK.A

Leners Paraninfo. 83,995, dazed Novanta 10,1868.` v

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, T. G. PALMER, of' Shultzville,

in the county of Dutchess, and State of New York,

have invented new anduseful Improvements in Brakes forHorse-Power forthreshiug-maohines and other like purposes; and I do hereby' declarethat the following is a full and complete description of the con.V

struction of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,making a part of this speciiication, in which- Figure 1 is a side viewof a horse-power, with the driving-wheel, belt,and brake in position;

Figure 2 is atransverse section, showing the brake; lever restinguponthe hinged support, which forms a part of the trigger; and

Figure 3 is a transverse view ofthe lever, after the trigger has beencaused to fall, by the action of the belt, and the brake brought intoaction.

The horse-power is ofthe ordinary kind, having an endless belt providedwith wooden lugs, and rest-ing upon friction-wheels.

A represents the driving-wheel, and

B represents the belt, which passes around the pulley ofthethreshing-cylinder or other shaft to be driven. This belt may be open orcrossed, as its action upon the trigger will be the same in either onse,as will be fully shown.

C represents the lever of the brake, and

D represents the rubber which acts upon the drivingfwheel A.

E represents a hinged support for the lever C of the brake. The innerend of this is hinged by a staplebolt to the frame of the horsepower, insuch a position that the belt, when thrown olf from the pulley G of thethreshing-cylinder, will pass a little above and in front of it. Theouter end of this support is formed into a hook, as shown at E, figs. 2and 3.,

.F represents a trigger, which is secured tothe frame,

just below the bolt that secures the support E to the frame, thetrigger' being long enough, when extending horizontally, to reach beyondthe belt, as shown in figs. 2 and 3. It is bent in the middle, as shown,and provided on the upper side of theobtuse angle with a sharp'noteh,into which the hooked end ofthe support E accurately its. When thetrigger is set, it has the position shown in gs. l and 2, thearm C ofthebrake resting with its weight upon the ,support E, the outer end ofthetrigger F being horizontal alittle distance below the belt B, as showninl iig. 2. Now, while in this position, if the belt, from any cause, beslipped from the pulley, it would fall upon thetrigger, and move itforward in the direction of the running of the belt,.and in doing sowould release the support E,

bringing the parts E 'F C into the respective positions lshown in fig.3, and thus bring the rubber D into iirm contact with the periphery ofthe driving-wheel A, and by this means put aA stop to the motion of thehorse-power.

It is obvious that the belt can run in either direction, either open ercrossed, and the same results would follow:

What I claim as my improvement, anu desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

The herein-described'brake-combination, consisting of the. lever C,rubber D, support E, and'tri ger F, or their equivalents, allconstructed and arranged as and4 for the purpose specified.

Witnesses: T. G. PALMER.

J. SAYLEs BROWN, A. B. Bnownn.

